Welcome to The Overtime Project
Faith, Sports, and Culture and Their Intersections in Today's World
Welcome to The Overtime Project. I’m Deverin Muff. I am a proud husband and former college athlete and a current member of the greatest fraternity in the world (ΑΦΑ). Sports have always been a key part of my life. I have always been involved since the time I could remember. While in college, I came to faith in Christ and my life has forever been changed.
When my playing days ended, I continued to dive into the sports world in different ways. I coached high school basketball, started a podcast with one of my best friends, and still wrote from time to time.
Overtime is the and extra period after regulation in a sporting event. Although it is rare in sports, some of the best moments in sports happen during this period. Why? Because the best tend to shine in these moments. When players are their most tired, is when you get to see what they are made of. In the world, the is a tension with faith and sport and culture. Often it is difficult to understand why these tensions began in the first place but, we preserve through.
I started The Overtime project as a way to have discussions about sports, outside of the norm. I wanted a space to combine my love for sports and writing with my faith. I see sports as a microcosm of today’s world. Sports often tell us what is going on in the culture around us. How we navigate that culture is what makes us unique. This platform exists to make viewers aware of issues and opportunities in the world of sports and sports culture.
I am excited to be on this journey and pray that this medium will connect with you in some way.
Featured Publications
I’ve also been a writer that has been featured in other publications. You can read some of them here:
Grass Only Green If you Water It
March Madness (LA Times)
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